Furthering the state's planned transition to all-electric fleet operations, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced last week that the Michigan Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) has selected Israel-based start-up Electreon to develop and pilot a wireless inductive charging road system for electric vehicles in the state.

The wireless charging system will be the first public infrastructure of its kind in the U.S. to dynamically charge vehicles while they are stationary and in motion. MDOT will provide $1.9 million in funding toward the pilot project as outlined in an RFP, with Electreon required to match that funding by 25% once under contract. Funding does not include additional investment by project partners.

"As we aim to lead the future of mobility and electrification by boosting electric vehicle production and lowering consumer costs, a wireless in-road charging system is the next piece to the puzzle for sustainability," Gov. Whitmer said in a press release about the state's selection of Electreon. With the state's "Big Three" automakers—福特，通用汽车和克莱斯勒- 所有人扩大他们的电动汽车产品和技术开发，Whitmer said Michigan's electric vehicle technology investments are driving "new business opportunities and high-tech jobs."

该飞行员的目标是在底特律的1英里路延伸上发射2023。NextEnergy，DTE Energy，Kiewit和Jacobs Engineering Group都被当作项目开发的合作者。

为未来收取

Electreon points to its successfully deployed wireless charging projects in Israel, Sweden, Germany and Italy as proof that the in-road system is durable in various weather conditions and adaptable to several usage cases.

In Israel, Electreon utilizes its wireless charging as a monthly subscription service to charge a large fleet of buses.

For Michigan's pilot, Electreon is expected to serve in a more operational role to manage the installation, design and evaluation of the system for MDOT.

"This is not a pilot for the sake of doing a pilot," Electreon vice president Stefan Tongur says. The pilot presents an opportunity to create a "living lab that candemonstrate use cases and grow from there."

The system works using a series of copper wireless charging coils installed under the road to transfer energy to a receiver that can be connected to any electric vehicle battery. The result is a reduced need for larger more expensive batteries in some electric cars while extending the battery reach of others, Tongur says.

Because electric vehicles must be integrated with Electreon's wireless receiver to be charged on the road, the Michigan pilot will focus on integrating the technology with fleet vehicles such as busses and delivery trucks over consumer vehicles.

汤图说：“最终，我想说的是，这些电力道路可以为任何类型的车辆提供支持并为充电。”“我们称其为开放充电平台，因为与固定充电平台所需的能源相比，这有助于更高的基础设施利用。一旦我们为公共汽车和送货卡车构建它们，您就可以向公众开放系统，并且它可以会有意义。”

TheInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $7.5 billionto help develop a national network of 500,000 stationary electric vehicle chargers to help ease the consumer transition from gas to electric cars. Last week, U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence introduced a bill to create a $50-million grant funding program in the federal Department of Transportation that will also help cover the cost of wireless electric vehicle charging projects in states.

"We are thrilled to see how Electreon's proposals become a nationwide model for how we can continue accelerating electric vehicle adoption and usher in a new generation of transportation technologies," said Trevor Pawl, Michigan's chief mobility officer in a press release about the state's pilot program.